Like a Caveman!
Mac Geek Gab — Your Questions Answered, Tips Shared, Troubleshooting Assistance
Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete & Adam Christianson
4.8 • 977 Ratings
🗓️ 30 October 2023
⏱️ 84 minutes
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Summary
Dive into the efficiency realm with quick methods like opening QR codes on iOS without a secondary device and mastering keyboard shortcuts for Finder, dashes, and more. Get clued in on handy hints: Amazon’s departure from IFTTT integration, creating videos from sequential Live Photos, and making the most out of CarPlay cables.
On the gear front, don’t miss out on the MagSafe PopSockets with Wallet and Dave’s take on the Sonos Move 2. And always remember, “Don’t Get Caught” being less of a Mac geek. Dive into the know-now, and keep your tech game strong!
Chapters/Timestamps/Stuff mentioned:
00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1006 for Monday, October 30th, 2023
The MGG Discord Server is Live!
The MGG Merch Store is Live!
Quick Tips
00:00:01 Dan-QT-Open QR Codes on iOS Without Scanning from Another Device
00:03:02 Lawyer Jeff-QT-Sonoma Mail Links Attachments Back to their Messages
00:05:31 Spark’s Threads…and email in General
Thunderbird
00:11:13 QT-Save a link to your Google Drive “Starred” Folder
00:16:32 John-QT-Keyboard Shortcuts for Finder, Dashes, and More
00:21:59 Brian-QT-1005-Enable iCloud Syncing of forScore App
00:23:22 QT-Give Shared Libraries time to sync
When It Says It’s Syncing…Believe It!
00:28:34 PSA-Amazon is ending IFTTT integration on 10/31
00:29:47 Taha-QT-Create Video from Sequential Live Photos
00:34:36 Dale-QT-Swipe Down in iPhone Photos to Return to Gallery
00:36:54 Apple’s Scary Fast Event on Monday night
Sponsors
00:40:19 SPONSOR: Green Chef makes eating well easy with plans to fit every lifestyle. Go to GreenChef.com/60mgg and use code 60mgg to get 60% off plus free shipping.
Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!
00:42:26 Paul-What’s the best CarPlay cable?
Coiled cables for USB-A to Lightning, USB-C to USB-C, and USB-A to USB-C
00:45:27 CarLink Kit Adapter
00:48:06 Ben-How do I avoid drive errors when my Mac sleeps?
OWC ClingOn Cable Lock
00:55:42 macOS Sonoma Fixes CoreAudio
00:59:30 Bill iPhone 15 or Apple watch first?
Cool Stuff Found
01:05:58 Tony-CSF-Portable Standby Mode with Battery Packs
MagSafe PopSockets with Wallet and Anker MagGo Black Battery Pack
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | It's time for the Met Geek Gab and listener Dan brings us our quick tip of the week with |
| 0:08.0 | QR codes. Ever get a QR code on your phone and stand there looking at it like well what am I supposed to do with |
| 0:14.6 | this I don't have a phone to scan my QR code guess what Apple knows that they it out. All you have to do is touch and |
| 0:25.1 | hold and it turns into the link that you're supposed to go to or |
| 0:29.1 | supposed to use. So no more looking around for another phone to scan that QR code or taking a |
| 0:35.1 | picture of it and putting it on your other device. That's it. More quick tips |
| 0:39.7 | like this plus your questions answered today on Matt Gate Cab number 1006 for Monday, October 30th, 2023. We're in Greetings folks and indeed welcome to Mac Geek Cab the show where you send in your |
| 1:09.4 | quick tips like that you send in your questions you send in your cool stuff found we share |
| 1:15.1 | quick tips and cool stuff found we share your questions too and we even try to |
| 1:19.5 | answer them we string it all together into an agenda that gives us all the best shot every |
| 1:26.2 | single week of learning at least five new things. Sponsors for this episode include Green Chef.com slash 60-M-G-G. |
| 1:37.0 | That's where you're going to go to get 60% off of Green Chef plus free shipping. We'll talk more in |
| 1:42.4 | depth about their fantastic meal prep kits in a minute. |
| 1:47.0 | For now, here in Durham, New Hampshire, I'm Dave Hamilton. |
| 1:51.0 | And greetings from Dubai, it's pilot Pete. And it's warm here folks in the 90s. I don't recommend it unless you want to work on that |
| 2:00.5 | work on that tan or that heat stroke. |
| 2:03.0 | And Pete, I hear a third voice here today. |
| 2:05.0 | Do you want to just introduce yourself since you've been here before? |
| 2:09.0 | Sure, Adam Christensen from the MacCast, and I am in Chile, South Dakota. |
| 2:15.0 | I thought you were going to tell us you were in Chile in South America, but you know that's a little different. |
| 2:20.0 | Yeah. |
| 2:21.0 | That's actually getting |
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